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KATIE? il.. TAYLR, F LN'El/V Tii'PtH, N. Y.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. "l, irl'li.

Application led December E), 1914. Serial No. 876,375:

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Hanni: TAYLOR, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of ltllanhattan, city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Gloves, ol' which the following; is a speciiication, reference being,r had to the accompanying drawings.

Y. The invention relates to a new method of producing the so-called points 7 or sticks," (hereinafter called points) upon the outer surface of the back olf the glove and it consists in so 'forming the points that the gathering', or as it is sometimes called, pinchingV o-l' the material. composing the gloves, which occasions distortion and inelasticity therein, is avoided and also supe rior vfinish and additional ornamentation supplied. The construction may be carried into eilect in a, variety oi ways, all inodilicau tions of the fundamental idea, sonic of which will be illustrated and described below.

The invention is applicable to'gloves and mittens ol practically all forms and made of practically all materials. l have found it most desirable in conjunction with the liner grades oi gloves, such as those made from tine fabrics or leather.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l shows a plan. view of the back of a glove provided with points which embody the invention; Fig. :2 shows a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2*-2 of Fig. l and looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 3 shows a plan view of a part of the back of a glove illustrating a` single point embodyinga. inodiiied constructiongllig. l shows a longitudinal sectional view on the line 4 4 ol Fig. 3 and looking` in the direction ol' the arrow; Fig. 5 shows a trifrnsverse sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of .ll 3 and looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 6. shows a. view similar to Fig. 3, but illustrat ing:r a modified construction; `Fig. 7 shows a plan view of that which is shown in Fig. (l, showing the reverse or inside oit the glove back; Fig. 8 shows ai longitudinal sectional view on the line 8-S of Fig. 2'" and looking in the direction of the arroi 'g Fig. 9 shows a transverse sectional view on the line 9*-9 o'li Fig. 6y and looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. l() shows a transverse sectional view of a` modified construction substantially the saine as Figs. G and 9, but so constructed.

to show a plurality of separate and defined ribs in a in Fig. 3.

rllhe ornamentation oli' the backs of gloves by means of points is very old and they have heretofore been made in a variety' ot ways, principally by gathering together, r, ...s it is called, pinching` the material ci' which the glove is made and sewing the pinched or gathered part together so as to constitute one or more ribs in it, cachot which gatherings constitutes one of the points. Sometimes to give ,greater projection or relief to the point a cord ot greater or lesssize has been in closed within each gathered or pinched part of the glove material. and held in place by suitable stitching. This method is objectionable for a number of reasons, more espepoint similar to that shown cially that the gathering or pinching of the` material and the necessary stitching to hold the gathers or ribs in place materially re'- duce the elasticity of the back of the ,glove and also at lthe end of the gathered or pinched parts there is formed an unsightly and distorted portion where the rib ceases and the material liatteos out into the general" pla-ne of the back oi the glove; also tiro, strain applied to the stitches, if the lit et' the," glove be at all snug,is aptto break out tine fabrics such as high grade silk gloves, and

also to null apart to a certain extent, expos ing the stitch s and presenting an uniinished appea 1ance. Also in certain qualities of glove material the gatherii'ig or pinching of the glove hack, particularly if a. cord be employed within the gathered part, results in a straining of the glove material so as Vto destroy or injure its surface texture in such manner vthat it quickly roughens up and becomes unsightly.

Under my invention l obvia'te all the difficulties above suggested and produce it handsoiner and more durable glove than any known to ine. The points may be made in a variety or' ways, all embodying the saine liruiclamental idea, that is to say, a separate piece' ot' durable and decorative fabric, silk', line leather or the like, is cut, of the proper size and shape and is stitched or otherwise v secured upon the back ol the glove when it is smoothed out fiat and the edges of the added piece are securely attached to the glove material, preferably by decorative stitching. Sometimes to produce greater projection, cord or other material may be applied either upon the outside or inside of the Ligglrove and then covered with their llO ishing material, as hereinafter explained. Further decoration may be secured by ornamental stitching and various attractive effects secured by the use of cords, etc., all as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings I show in Figs. l and 2 the simplest form of the invention. In them 1 represents the glove back, 2, 2, the

" strips of finishing material cut of the proper '-trasting color effects and peculiarly attractive combinations may be produced.

In Figs 3, 4L and-5 I show a form of ,the invention in which, the points are given greater projection than that shown in Figs.

'l and 2 which do not present much relief.

In these figures, likereference numerals indicate like parts, but beneath the strips of material 2 and on the outside of the glovev are placed three cords 4, the `ends' of which (see Fig. f) are passed through holes or openings made in the glove material to the inside thereof, and in order to give to the finishing material in each point the appearance of separated ribs, lines of stitching 6 passed through the strips ofimaterial and the glove material between each cord. y

' In Figs. 6, 7, 8 and 9, I show still another vmodified construction. In them also like.

reference numerals indicate like parts except `position.

that in this instance the cords are'placed .54o

upon the inside of the glove material and it is gathered slightly by cross stitching'7 (see 7, 8 and 9*) so lIn Fig. 10 I'show construction in which the parts are indicated by theI same refer- ,efice numerals-as before but inthis instance 'three cords* are onf-"thejlnside of theglove materal, and in orderl to.,v give the appearanceofparalleL'ribs, I draw 'down the finish-ing material@ bystitches 8,"performing ',"bstantially the same'office as the stitches 6 1n;Fig. 5.

As 'above suggested, the material forming the-finishing strips may be such as preferred. Leather or fabric Will ordinarilyl be as to hold the cords 4, 4,-

'found the best and it may he the same as that constituting the body of the glove or different, as preferred. It may also be transparent, or sufficiently 'so to give the points the color effect of the underlying material. Also the color of the strips and of the stitching and the special character of 4the stitching, that surrounding the finishing strips and that employed to draw the finishing material into separated ribs, may be such as preferred; thus an almost indefinite vaiiety of color effects and attractive appearance may be produced.

It will be obvious to those who are familiar with such matters that the above described constructions are examples only of various forms in which the invention may be practised and that others may be cmployed and yet the essentials of the invention be retained.

I claim: i

l. A' glove having a point consisting of one or more cords attached to the back of the glove so as to secure projection or relief thereof, a strip of finishing material of the vdesu-ed size'and shape superimposed thereon andsecured to the outside of the glove about all its edges.

2. A glove having a point consisting of one or more cords secured to the back of the glove by transverse stitching, a strip of finishing material of the desired size and shape superimposed upon the back of the glove in registry with said cords and ,secured to the glove throughout all lts edges and stitching passing through said strip and the glove material between the cords, thus drawing down theA strip to produce the effect of ribs.

3. A. glove having a point consisting of: one or kmore cords secured to the inside of the back of the glove by transverse stitchino' which partially gathers the glove materizil and gives the desired projection or relief to the'point, a strip of material of the desired size and shape superimposed upon the back of the glove in registry with the cords and secured to the glove material by stitching.

In testimony whereof Ivhave signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Louis Lewnisor-IN, S. T. Lai/INE. 

